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The first comprehensive analysis of how Israel's War on Gaza will cause suffering for generations to come. Journalist David Keys reveals the horrifying scale and long-term implications of the ongoing tragedy
At 17, Haya is no stranger to war. On again, off again, it was a frequent part of her childhood, but this time it has brought her to the brink of despair. When it started, she was studying, but her school was one of many destroyed in the bombardment.
Haggs Castle on the southside of Glasgow. Built in 1587 for the Maxwell Family, it's considered one of the few Medieval buildings still standing in Glasgow. Others include Glasgow Cathedral (built 1197), Provand's Lordship (built in 1471), Provan's Hall (built around 1450) and Crookston Castle (built around 1400).
In @pluralistic 's The Lost Cause there was some software that kids used to show fellow residents a vision of a better future by modelling their streets and their houses. Basically what construction companies do to sell houses, or what road building companies do to sell asphalt. But easier and faster to use.
The question is, do we have anything like that? I'm at a point where I need to show a future of my town to residents, and I want to show them pictures and renderings, not just maps.
Time for some summer books! Looking for some light fare to load on my e-reader for travel: some history, a few spy or detective yarns. Anyone have something to recommend?
On June 12, 2025, Aflac Incorporated, a Georgia corporation (the “Company”), identified unauthorized access to its network. The Company promptly initiated its cybersecurity incident response protocols and believes that it contained the intrusion within hours. The Company’s business remains operational, and its systems were not affected by ransomware. The Company continues to serve its policyholders as it responds to this incident and can underwrite policies, review claims, and otherwise service customers as usual. The Company has engaged leading third-party cybersecurity experts to support the Company’s response to the incident.
Lmao, so games that were already released a while ago are now getting rated *again* simply because of the Switch 2 update? This is why journos deserve no respect
Israeli forces killed 23 Palestinians Friday after opening fire on crowds gathered near an aid distribution site, witnesses and medics say.
Tanks and drones fired at thousands of people near a distribution centre in central Gaza run by the US- and Israeli-backed Gaza Humanitarian Foundation (GHF), the witnesses and medics said.
Alleine diese Woche sind viele Menschen in Extremwetterereignissen gestorben. Laut aktuellen Daten der NASA nehmen diese stark zu. Rund um den Globus werden Autos durch Städte geschwemmt, in China wurden gerade 70.000 Menschen evakuiert. 1/2
Klimafolgen werden nicht ihrer Relevanz gerecht berichtet. Oft fehlt Kontext, wird gar nicht berichtet. Menschen haben ein Recht, informiert zu werden, um sich gerade in Demokratien eine notwendige Meinung zu bilden und die richtige Politik zu wählen. Darüber braucht es einen Diskurs. Dringend. 2/2
Perceptions of democracy in China are *higher* than in the US, the UK, and France. This data is coming from the world's largest democracy perception study, published by the Alliance of Democracies Foundation (a Danish-based non-profit organization).
The following article by prominent author, ecologist and anthropologist Jason Hickel addresses the trope, often heard in the West, that China’s political system is “authoritarian” and undemocratic.
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YNet berichtet über #OperationNarnia - ein seit 2012 geplantes Projekt des Militärgeheimdiensts von #Israel in dessen Rahmen 2022 eine Liste von 100 Top-Wissenschaftlern des #Iran aus der Atomforschung erstellten, die wörtlich "enthauptet", also niedergemetzelt werden sollten.
באמ"ן דירגו יותר מ-100 חוקרי אטום מרכזיים, לפי ארבע רמות: א' - החשובים ביותר - ב', ג', ד'. ואז הגיעה מכת הפתיחה של המלחמה, והשמות בצמרת הרשימה חוסלו בזה אחר זה | הסיפור המלא: היום ב"ידיעות אחרונות" במוסף "7 ימים"
Seit September begann dann die entsprechende konkrete Vorbereitung, weil man glaubte dass die Gelegenheit günstig sein wird das Projekt umzusetzen. Die Wissenschaftler auf der Liste wurden vom "Enthauptungsforum" - nach Kenntnisstand, Fachwissen und Bedeutung in Kategorien A, B, C, D selektiert, in der sie dann in der Reihenfolge von A bis D "enthauptet", also ermordet werden sollten.
Der Beginn des Angriffskriegs von Israel auf den Iran vor einer Woche diente dem Umsetzen der Operation Narnia. Also begann man die Reihe der Liste entlang zu gehen und ermorderte Wissenschaftler.
Ich denke das wirft einen wichtigen Blick auf die Begründung Israels für den plötzlichen Angriff.
Einen Einblick darüber wie diese Angriffe - zur Ermordung von Personen auf der Liste ausgeführt worden sind gibt dieser CNN-Beitrag.
Da wird dann schon mal ein ganzes Gebäude mit Einwohnern darin zerstört, in dem ein Wissenschaftler lebt. Ein anderes Gebäude wurde gezielt zerstört mit mindestens 40 Toten (15 davon Kinder), obwohl nur wenige hundert Meter ein leicht angreifbares militärisches Ziel war. Und die Poetin und ihre Familie, deren Nachbar Physikprofessor war.
⚡️ Iranian Ministry of Health: The Israeli occupation bombed a hospital in Tehran — the third such attack since the aggression began. Six ambulances and a health services center were also targeted.
I think he has it mostly straightened out and has the class he really needs for his major (Actuary) but the scheduling counselor was appallingly worthless.
they often are. I am glad some things got squared away. Watch for the upper level course work as some classes are specialty. By then you should be friendly enough with the deans and profs. To have them help a bit more. One of my nieces is thinking of going into the same school of study (actuary).
I think the trades are good if your intent is to run your own shop - get certified and get 2-3 years of good experience in and then open your own business.
Perhaps, but not a single person wanting to study chemistry should be denied the opportunity because the university is instead putting money into professors to teach about Queer Japan.
⚪️ A child picks up spilled flour from the ground. Others search for bits of pasta — all just trying to find something to eat, as Israel and the U.S. tighten the starvation siege on Gaza.
The video depicts a poignant scene on a street where a person, dressed in a dark, soiled jacket and pants, is seated on the ground, facing away from the camera. Beside them is a large, transparent plastic bag and a small bowl, suggesting a situation of need. The person is seen reaching out towards the ground, possibly in search of something, while the background shows a closed shop with a metal shutter and a few pedestrians walking by, including one in a red shirt. The scene is set in a desolate urban environment, with the ground appearing dirty and the overall atmosphere somber. The video captures the essence of the person's plight, highlighting the stark contrast between their situation and the indifferent passersby.
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Race shilling is racist, because it involves racial segregation, with "whites can't mix with browns and blacks because browns and blacks always fuck shit up" type of arguments, it's a social organization based on race and ethnics. Is it as hostile and violent as neonazi skinheads curbstomping and killing black guys on the street and calling them slurs? No, but it's still racist, racial segregation is the kind of speech these guys use for PR and plausible deniability as well, as many of them surely wouldn't mind venting their frustration by beating the living fuck out of "them filthy niggers".
Also always assume this kind of echochambers are a honeypot, feds have experience with this.
@sally you're making a lot of assumptions. i don't think having racial preferences is necessarily racist and i don't see anything there that's explicitly against other races, so i'm not convinced there's anything racist about it.
just playing devils advocate here with regard to the term "racist"
Whites likely get killed (though I'd blame them for going to a place they're not welcomed, bullying tourists is always correct), blacks get three times longer sentences for the same crimes whites commit in the US.
I get blacks do a lot of shit by virtue of being poorfags and crackheads but surely the State is handing them ammo very liberally by bullying them harder.
@sally @Yoruka >blacks get three times longer sentences for the same crimes this may have been true sometime in the distant past but it's quite the opposite now, especially in soros-controlled jurisdictions. whites get the book thrown at them and non-whites get let off for social justice reasons
Considering the US is a mostly white country with a majority of leaders being white I'll take this with a grain of salt, specially considering prisons and jail time are a business in the US, and blacks and chicanos being the racial minority (which are also much more likely to do violent crimes because they're poorfags and crackheads) are the easier target to print money off labor camps because they're that, a minority, far less numbers.
The jewish elite doesn't care about white goys much like they don't care about brown and black goys, but they're not stupid, they'd rather blatantly bully the weaker than the stronger, as harming the status-quo ultimately doesn't benefit them.
@cjd @Yoruka there is a difference between free association, which is fine, vs. segregationism which explicitly excludes certain people from their society based on race. That is what ethnostates necessitate.
@Yoruka @cjd How big would something have to be in order to be considered a "society"? Would something like a China-town or a Native American Reservation fit the idea of "freedom of association"?
@cjd @Yoruka freedom of association can include discrimination for sure, but I'm talking about a larger scale scenario where we're talking about inclusion in a state. I.e. black people don't have to hang out with white people, but that is different than white people not being allowed to be in a society with black people.
Maja is on hunger strike! Anti-fascist days of action 20-22 June 2025
Following an illegal extradition from Germany to Hungary and almost a year of cruel solitary confinement in Budapest, Maja, an anti-fascist from Jena, went on hunger strike on 5 June 2025. Maja is demanding to be transferred back to Germany.
The situation is acute. We must act now.
Every day of fasting increases the risk of damage to health. However, the German government and the German Foreign Office have not yet exerted any noticeable influence on the Hungarian government. It is therefore up to us to increase the pressure on them.
That is why we are calling for international days of action in solidarity with Maja on the weekend of 20 to 22 June. All over Germany and in other countries, rallies and actions should take place in front of German and Hungarian institutions and embassies and the seats of the responsible parties.
The action days take place 15 days after the start of the hunger strike. After two weeks of fasting, Maja will then already be in a critical phase. On 20 June 2025, the court in Budapest will also decide on their application to be transferred to house arrest.
Get active!
Form action committees in your cities now and prepare actions.
Activate your international contacts! We must build international pressure.
Go to the embassies and consulates of Hungary and Germany.
Organise demonstrations and creative actions in public spaces.
Send us your calls to solikomitee-maja@systemli.org by 17 June 2025 so that we can publish all actions together.
After your actions, publish reports, pictures and videos on Instagram in collaboration with our @free.maja account.
Free Maja goes Pride
We are also calling on people to take part in the CSD and Pride demonstrations before and after the days of action and to make Maja’s cause visible there. You can find templates to print flyers and a banner at: basc.news/aktionskit-unterstue….
Bring Maja back home! No extraditions to Hungary! Freedom for all antifas!
Während Gastronomen in Brandenburg über leere Betten klagen, berichten Leserinnen und Leser von offener Hetze und rechtsextremer Stimmung. Für viele ist Urlaub dort keine Option mehr.
More concerning: France at rank 47 Germany at rank 27, which is probably too kind the US at 33 the UK at 36, just before China, at 37 🤦♂️
WTF went wrong with so many western countries?
Interestingly, Switzerland is still the only country in the world that practices direct democracy.
I'd say this is evidence that when THE PEPOLE get to tell the government how to manage the country by voting on issues and not just electing politicians, the result is far better!
I never understood why anyone ever trusted politicians to do the right thing.
A word on "competitiveness" An economy’s competitiveness cannot be reduced to its GDP, productivity, or employment levels; it can be gauged only by considering a complex matrix of political, social, and cultural dimensions.
Please, this is israel we’re talking about. No need to be antisemitic. That was not a hand grenade attack, it was an explosive expression of love. todon.nl/@anarchiv/11471482842…
The hand grenade was promised that resisence 47000 years ago, the residence was Hamas, and also the hand grenade has the right to exist and/or defend itself!
Αν θέλετε να ενημερώνεστε σωστά για τις θέσεις του Ισραήλ, σχετικά με τους γειτονικούς του (και μη) λαούς και κράτη, να παρακολουθείτε την ΕΡΤ. Στα ισραηλινά κανάλια μπορεί να ακουστούν και διαφορετικές απόψεις.
You, @anonymiss, didn't write the headline. You saw the problem with the headline, but Tom's Hardware apparently did not.
I have a lot of fun laughing at poorly written (or simply wrong) headlines. Could I have done any better? I think I did.
There are sites dedicated to ridiculous headlines: headlines like "British Left Waffles on Falklands."
I've heard of at least one copy editor who lost his job because he (for the fun of it) wrote a terrible headline for an article. There's an English-language newspaper in Japan called the Mainichi. They once published an article about a new device meant to speed up processing of people entering the country. The device was made by Kinki Electric. Kinki is a region of Japan also known as Kansai. The headline was Kinki Device Eases Entry.
Estoy viendo una cosa con las IA estos días que me perturba. Se resume en algo así "las IA son malas salvo para esto, que es para lo que yo las uso". Y chiquis, no.
He identified AI as a critical issue, saying it poses challenges to defending human dignity, #justice and #labour.
I thought it is #climate change and that we destroy bio diversity but what do I know. AI with its high power consumption is accelerating the climate #crisis.
As global decarbonization efforts intensify, engineered carbon removal pathways are being rigorously evaluated for permanence, scalability, and co-benefits. Among them, biochar—a solid carbonaceous material produced from biomass via thermal decomposition—offers a compelling profile for both environmental durability and economic feasibility. Integrating a pyrolysis plant into a carbon removal strategy facilitates the systematic conversion of organic residues into stable carbon sinks.
High Permanence with Quantifiable Sequestration
Biochar stores atmospheric carbon in a chemically recalcitrant form. Unlike soil organic matter or afforestation, which are prone to microbial decomposition, biochar persists in soil for centuries. Stable aromatic carbon structures resist degradation, with mean residence times often exceeding 500 years depending on feedstock and process parameters.
A properly managed biochar making machine can sequester 2.2–3.0 tonnes of CO₂ equivalent per tonne of biochar produced. These values are independently verifiable under frameworks such as Puro.earth, Verra, and the European Biochar Certificate, providing clear MRV (monitoring, reporting, and verification) compliance for carbon credit issuance.
Compatibility with Agricultural and Forestry Residues
Unlike other carbon removal technologies that demand dedicated energy inputs or specialized environments, biochar production can be co-located with existing biomass supply chains. Forestry trimmings, agricultural husks, manure, and mill residues can be thermochemically stabilized on-site with minimal preprocessing.
A modular biochar reactor allows deployment near feedstock sources, reducing logistical emissions. Moreover, process energy can be recovered via syngas combustion, rendering the system energetically self-sufficient and enhancing lifecycle carbon negativity.
Synergistic Co-benefits in Land Use
Biochar’s agronomic properties amplify its value beyond carbon containment. Its porous structure improves soil aeration, water retention, and microbial habitat. Cation exchange capacity enhances nutrient retention, reducing fertilizer runoff and increasing crop resilience during drought cycles.
In degraded soils, particularly in tropical or semi-arid regions, biochar applications of 5–10 tonnes per hectare have demonstrated yield increases of 10–20%. This improves food security outcomes while generating measurable ecosystem service credits.
Thermochemical Efficiency and Emission Control
Modern pyrolysis systems utilize indirect heating with oxygen exclusion, operating between 450–600 °C. These conditions maximize biochar yield while minimizing the production of polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons (PAHs). Equipped with gas scrubbers and automated process control, a pyrolysis plant ensures clean operation and compliance with industrial emission standards.
Non-condensable gases and bio-oil fractions—byproducts of the pyrolysis reaction—can be reused as on-site fuel or refined into renewable chemicals, increasing project economics without compromising environmental integrity.
Pathway to Carbon Credit Monetization
Biochar carbon removal (BCR) is recognized by growing voluntary carbon markets. Recent transactions have priced high-quality BCR credits in the range of \$100–\$200 per tonne of CO₂e removed, surpassing many other removal approaches in both price and volume.
The pyrolysis plant’s operating data—mass balance, temperature profile, feedstock carbon content—feeds directly into LCA (Life Cycle Assessment) models and carbon accounting systems. When paired with geospatial tracking of biochar application zones, this creates an auditable chain of custody required for third-party certification.
Alignment with Global Policy and Net-Zero Targets
Biochar fits into national and corporate net-zero strategies by offering removals that are both additional and measurable. Countries such as the United States, Canada, and members of the EU are actively funding biochar R\&D and incentivizing deployment through soil health, waste valorization, and climate-smart agriculture programs.
A pyrolysis plant embedded within industrial or municipal systems can serve dual mandates: sustainable waste treatment and carbon drawdown. This dual utility enhances permitting ease and secures broader stakeholder alignment.
In a landscape where carbon integrity, cost-effectiveness, and scalability define viable removal strategies, biochar stands out. By leveraging a pyrolysis plant as the backbone of the operation, carbon removal projects can achieve high permanence, generate co-benefits, and deliver quantifiable results—positioning biochar as a foundational element in long-term climate mitigation portfolios.
Biochar production equipment is an industrial facility for recycling waste biomass into biochar under sustainability. The biochar machine of Beston Group
The state’s health insurance exchange transmitted pregnancy and domestic abuse data during a marketing campaign. It is reviewing its website practices.
Every time you see that some image is produced specifically by AI, it is appropriate to feel a wave of disgust and resentment. Those feelings will help you refuse to give it attention — refuse to feed the daemon.
I don't know what this is and I refuse to learn what it is. Even if you tell me what it is or point out that it should be obvious from your description, I refuse to know what it is.
its that unique blend of ??? petroleum hydrocarbons with ??? bodily fluid and its ??? microbiome that can never be duplicated. replicated, yes, it might replicate. but never the same.
If I were to end up a jobless bum, I'd rather be one in Europe, because at least I know I'd not starve even if I live in a crap flat near the redlight district.
I have a theory that everyone consumed a piece of media between 9-13 years old that is the foundation of their entire worldview. Everything they learnt since was stacked on top of this. It's a great dinner question to ask people.
Democrats are getting more un-popular!!! WHAT THE CNN NETWORK TYPES HAVE WENT AND HOW IT IS SCREWING THEM OVER RIGHT NOW... black people just want money - quote from mary from the show THE NO KINGS PROTEST ORGANIZERS SHOT AND KILLED SOMEONE IN UTAH!!! The democrats are trying to hide and coverup for the NO KINGS protest WHY LADIES GO TO COLLEGE = TO FIND A HUSBAND TO PAY THERE BILLS...
Democrat Party IS DEAD, Donors FLEE Amid Record Low Polls, Trump ROASTS Juneteenth | Timcast IRL
As I write this, US president Donald Trump seems deep in his usual dither. Trump, according to the Wall Street Journal, “told senior aides late Tuesday [June 17] that he approved of attack plans for Iran, but was holding off to see if Tehran would ab…
On today’s Ron Paul Liberty Report: Amid extreme pressure from Israel for US President Donald Trump to enter its war with Iran, President Trump claims he has not decided.
Western politicians and media are tying themselves up in knots trying to spin the impossible: presenting Israel’s unmistakable war of aggression against Iran as some kind of "defensive" move.
Reprinted from CommonDreams. For nearly 30 years, Israel’s Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu has driven the Middle East into war and destruction. The man is a powder keg of violence.
Antiwar News with Dave DeCamp, 06/20/25: Trump Says He Will Decide on Bombing Iran Within 2 Weeks, Israel Kills 84 More in Gaza, and More youtube.com/watch?v=HjM1M56mRE…
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A billion dollar company backed by hedge funds is planning on pumping 15 BILLION gallons of water out of a Texas aquifer per year. This will have devastating consequences
🚨 The man who owns the company was on the board of the groundwater district that reviews the permits
“Small town corruption and greed and good old boys in Texas making deals that sell out their very own neighbors and communities.
The US/UK/FR/DE war industry can produce more clowns (Johnson, Biden, Trump. Merkel,Macron) than we are capable to deconstruct and ridicule
We should focus on the source of the gangster like genocidal policies and plan implementation. The board of directors of all large corporations globally.
NATO is just their executive arm. Note that on dictatorships there is no judicial arm, corporations decide their armies execute.
As the aviation industry faces growing pressure to decarbonize, sustainable aviation fuel (SAF) has emerged as a key solution to reducing lifecycle greenhouse gas emissions. While bio-based and synthetic SAF options have received much attention, a less-discussed but highly promising route is now gaining momentum: converting waste tires into jet fuel through continuous pyrolysis.
The Challenge: Greener Skies, Cleaner Sources Aviation accounts for about 2–3% of global carbon emissions, and its demand is projected to rise sharply in the coming decades. Traditional fossil-based jet fuel remains the dominant energy source, making decarbonization particularly difficult. One of the key strategies to address this challenge is SAF — fuels that can replace conventional kerosene while offering significant emission reductions across their lifecycle.
What is Continuous Tire Pyrolysis? Continuous pyrolysis is an advanced thermochemical process that decomposes materials like end-of-life tires at high temperatures in an oxygen-free environment continuous tyre pyrolysis plant. Unlike batch pyrolysis, the continuous process allows for uninterrupted feedstock input and product output, making it more efficient and scalable for industrial use.
Through this process, tires — which are composed of synthetic rubber, carbon black, steel, and oils — can be broken down into:
Pyrolysis oil (also called tire-derived oil or TDO)
Carbon black (recovered for industrial reuse)
Pyrolytic gas (used to power the system itself)
Scrap steel (recyclable)
From TDO to Jet Fuel The key innovation lies in upgrading pyrolysis oil into aviation-grade fuel. This involves several steps:
Hydrotreatment: Removing impurities like sulfur, nitrogen, and aromatic compounds to stabilize the oil.
Hydrocracking or isomerization: Breaking down heavy molecules and rearranging them into hydrocarbons with desired properties.
Distillation and blending: Producing a final SAF product that meets international standards (e.g., ASTM D7566).
The result is a drop-in jet fuel with significantly reduced carbon intensity — and derived from a waste product that would otherwise pollute the environment.
Environmental and Economic Advantages Carbon reduction: Lifecycle emissions of SAF from tire-derived oil can be up to 80% lower than conventional jet fuel.
Waste valorization: Turns a major pollution source (scrap tires) into a valuable fuel.
Energy self-sufficiency: The pyrolysis process produces its own fuel gas, reducing external energy demand.
Economic potential: With millions of tons of tires discarded globally each year, the feedstock is abundant and cheap.
Conclusion: A Circular Flight Path The journey from discarded tires to high-altitude jet engines may seem improbable — but it represents a powerful synergy of waste management, green chemistry, and clean transportation. By transforming tire pyrolysis oil into certified jet fuel, we not only address the growing demand for SAF but also chart a new course in the circular economy.
This is not just a technical breakthrough — it’s a pathway revolution for sustainable aviation.
El gobierno de #USrael está secuestrando y desapareciendo gente. Como en Argentina o Chile años ha. Y veo CERO CONDENAS por parte de los gobiernos y medios europeos. Cero. Como si no pasara nada.
Cuando Argentina o Chile, tampoco se rasgaron mucho las vestiduras en occidente. Pero como entonces existía el socialismo real, muchos opositores y refugiados fueron acogidos por ejemplo, en la RDA. piensachile.com/2025/04/14/nos…
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